Madison Park

Remember to Recycle Right!

Don't put items not recyclable in your recycling bins.   

NEVER BAG.  If you bag it becomes trash.  The staff does not have time to open the bags, and it absolutely becomes trash regardless of what is in the bag.  

Trash in your recycling bin and improper items add 1.6 Million to the cost of recycling in Mecklenburg County every single year.    YES 1.6 Million.  

All that garbage has to be pulled out and then hauled to the Speedway Landfill.

On top of that 1.6 Million that does not add in the cost of damage to equipment and injury to staff working in the Recycling Center. 

Common Wrong items in your bins are no clam shells or wide mouth plastics in the recycling cart.   That means no yogurt cups, cottage cheese containers, butter tubs etc.   Only plastics with necks can be recycled in Meck County.  

When in Doubt Throw It Out!    

For the last several years every year the cost of recycling has gone up.   That means the fees on your tax bill have gone up.  This in part is our own fault.  Do your part and recycle right so these fees can be lowered in the future.

I am on the Waste Management Advisory Board for Mecklenburg County and represent the City of Charlotte On the Board.    So what I am telling you is Fact!       

Check this Link to learn how to do it right!

https://www.mecknc.gov/LUESA/SolidWaste/Disposal-Recycling/Pages/default.aspx

Recycling and Material Disposal

Mecklenburg County DOES NOT collect the curbside materials. The collection at your home is the responsibility of the municipality in which you live. For residents wishing to haul their own materials, Mecklenburg County has two-types of recycling and convenience centers: 

• Full Service Centers accept trash and recyclables 
• Self Service (unstaffed) sites often located in County owned parks, accept curbside recyclables only.                  

To ensure a pleasant visit, please review the Acceptance Guidelines for Materials.

For commercial businesses, there are charges for construction debris, yard and tree waste, and bulky items (furniture), while the disposal of proper recyclables, bagged household trash, and cardboard is free.

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Examples of items we do not accept in the County home and center recycling bins: 

• Styrofoam and other packing materials
• Plastics where the neck and mouth are the same size or bigger than the body,  such as egg cartons, yogurt cups, fast food soda cups, stadium cups, buckets etc.
•  Aluminum foil, foil food pans, etc.
•  Water hoses, PVC pipes etc.
• Any plastic film such as wrapping, garbage and grocery plastic bags, bubble wrap, etc. (please dump all recyclables out of the bag, and place the bag in the trash or take the bag back home.)
• Vinyl records, kiddie pools, plastic drainage pipe, outdoor toy sets, etc.